Hinge.



C. W. BADB.

HINGE.

APPLICATION FILED 1211.3, 190s.

1,001,575. k Patena Aug.22, 1911.

COLUMBIA PLANDOHAPH CUWASIIING1`0N D C inviano s'ra'ins ra'inn'r omiten.

CHARLES W. BABE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT ANI) MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO MAIVIIVI'OTH MANUFACTURING COMPANY. A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

HINGE.

roeiers To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Ciipiinins lV. Bann, a resident ot Chicago, in the county ot Cool( and State ot lllinoiis, have invented certain new and iise'tul Improvements in llinges, ol which `the it'ollowing is a tull, clear, and exact description.

The invention relatesl to hinges and more particularly Ato that type in which the meinbers are stamped out of plates or sheetmetal and employed tor small boxes and the like.

In hinges ot the type to which the invention relates, it is now common practice to forni the hinge-nieml)ers with intox-tering or alined socket-portions adapted to be connected by a pintle extending therethrough, the sockets being formed by bending or reverting projecting strips or tongues on to the hinge-members, to receive a pin for pivotally connecting the members together. An objection incident to hinges thus constructed, and when they are employed 'tor light boxes, such as cigar boxes, or paperboxes, is that the socket-portions ot the members project beyond the members themselves and when the boxes are provided with a covering, the projecting hinge-portions are objectionaliile, in that the covering is irregular or becomes broken. l `urthermore, the cost of manufacture is increased by the employment ol' a separate pintle and inasmuch as these devices are manntaetured in large quantities, even a slight increase ot labor is material.

The invention designs to provide a hinge comprising two members, each oit' which is formed of a piece oit sheet-metal and which, when applied to an article, leaves a very slight projection beyond the hinge-joint between the parts Whereto the hinge is connected. By -forming the hinge-members so that they are connected together without the use of a separate pintle or pin, the cost ot manufacture is very materially reduced and the resultant construction is such that there is but a very slight projection resultiii at the hinge-joint so that when the box is covered, as is frequently done in practice, the hinges themselves do not materially interliere with the application of the covering.

In the drawings: Figure l is a perspective of a hinge embodying the invention, the box-parts connected thereby being illustrated in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a side eleva- Specication of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 3, 1908.

Patented, Ane. 22, 1911.

Serial No. 424,865.

tion oit the hinge, the box members being shown in section. liig. il is a similar view, the hinge-members being also shown in section. l*`ig. =`l is a tace view ot the hingemembers. llig. 5 is a plan o'lE the blanlis troni which the hinge-members are l'ormed. Fig. G is a side view o'l the saine. Fig. T is ai detail ot a moditied 'form in which the hinge-members are connected by a plurality ot tongues.

'l`he hinge comprises two members adapted to be secured to two parts which are to be connected together, o. o., a box or the like, one ot5 the members l0 being adapted te be connected to one ol" the members ot the box and the other hinge-member 1l being adapted to be secured to the other member or lid Al2 ot a box. The hinge is illustrated as applied to a box in which the lid is hinged to the back or body 'lf3 o'l' the box. llach ot the hinge-members is loi'iiied ot a piece ot sheetinetal cuty and bent into shape to comprise means tor ilastening it to one ol` the hingedly connected parts respectively, and means tor pivotally connecting it to the other hingemember.

'lhc blank ilrom which hinge-member l0 is termed consists ot a plate trl, one end ot which is cut to a point. as at 'lhe outer portion ot this pointed end is bent at right angles to the plate lllto constitute a prong or point lt which is adapted to be driven into one ol the box-walls to secure the hingemember, ot which it 'terms a part, to said wall. -Plate lfil` has a V-sliaped cut at 17 so that the portion between the eut thereof may be bent at an :ingle to the plate to 'forni a prong or point 1S for securing the hingemember 10 to one ot' the walls of the box. The other hinge-member 1l is also lormed of a plate oit' metal having a tapered end 19, the outer portion oil which is bent at right angles to the plate to constitute a pronon Q0 for securing said member to the lid oil' the box and this plate is also cut centrally as at 2l to permit a portion thereoit to be lient at right angles to the plate to toi-m another prong Q2 ilor securing said member to the same wall or lid ot the box. lVhen the hinge is to be applied to a box, as illustrated in Fig. 2, the plate jl-'lv is bent as at 23 to overlie the top edge of the, wall of the box to which member l() is secured. lhus it will be seen that the hinge-members have integrally formed therewith prongs for securing them to the box-members or walls re spectively.

One of the hinge-members is provided with a slot 24e adjacent its inner edge to receive a tongue 25 on the other hinge-member. The tongue 25 is integrally formed with member 11 and said tongue is adapted to be inserted through slot- Qc and reverted against the outer face of said member, to pivotally connect the hinge-members. By extending the reverted end against said face, the tongue will be secured between the box-wall and the body of said member'. By cutting slot 211 in one of the members and bending a tongue integrally formed on the other member through said slot, the members will be connected together without employment of a separate connecting-pin or part, the strip 26 between the slot 24 and the inner edge of plate 14, constituting a pintle about which one member' swings relatively to the other. These hinges are usually formed of thin metalv so that the pivot-strip 26 would not well serve as a pintle within the tongue 25 of the other member. rlhe inner edge-portion of plate 14 is upset from end to end as at :27 so that the pintle-strip 26 will possess sufficient strength to effectively serve as a pintle and furthermore, will be 4thickened and rounded so that it will better serve as a pintle about which the hinge-member 11 may freely swing. The upset edge 27 is formed to project outwardly or upwardly from the plate of the hinge-member 10 to lie adjacent the edge of the plate of hingemember 11. This disposition of the upset edge or portion of plate 14 causes the axis of the hinge to be brought to thatpoint which permits a snug and close joint between the parts connected by the hinge-members. Furthermore, the hinge-members being formed of thin metal, are usually impressed into the wooden parts to which they are respectively secured and the construction described makes it possible to locate the upset edge substantially flush with the outer wall of the box so that nothing but the tongue will project beyond.

In Fig. 7 a modified form of the invention is illustrated, in which one of the hingemembers is provided with a plurality of slots Q11 which are adapted to receive a corresponding number of tongues 25 on the other hinge-member.

The invention provides a hinge composed of members, each of which is formed of a single piece of sheet metal and which comprises integral means or prongs for securing the hinge-members to the elements to which they are respectively designed to be connected. rhe upset edge formed on one of the members is an important feature, in that it provides a suitable pintle which is integrally of the sheet-metal of one of the hinge-members.

The invention is not to be understood as restricted to the specific details set forth but may be modified by the skilled mechanic within the scope of the appended claim, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is:

A hinge comprising the combination of a pair of members each formed of sheet metal, one of said members; being provided with a solid edge-portion thicker than the sheet metal, to form a pintle and with a slot adjacent said pintle, the other member having an integral tongue bent around said pintle to pivotally connect the members.

CHARLES lV. BABE. lVitnesses FRED Gann-ion, ALEXANDER VATTERS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner ofVIate-nts, Washington, D. C. 

